MALDI TOF imaging mass spectrometry in clinical pathology: a valuable tool for cancer diagnostics

J Kriegsmann, M Kriegsmann… - … journal of oncology, 2014‏ - spandidos-publications.com
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight (TOF) imaging mass
spectrometry (IMS) is an evolving technique in cancer diagnostics and combines the …

Diagnostic utility of molecular and imaging biomarkers in cytological indeterminate thyroid nodules

EJ de Koster, LF de Geus-Oei, OM Dekkers… - Endocrine …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Indeterminate thyroid cytology (Bethesda III and IV) corresponds to follicular-patterned
benign and malignant lesions, which are particularly difficult to differentiate on cytology …

MALDI mass spectrometry imaging: A cutting‐edge tool for fundamental and clinical histopathology

R Longuespée, R Casadonte… - PROTEOMICS …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Histopathological diagnoses have been done in the last century based on hematoxylin and
eosin staining. These methods were complemented by histochemistry, electron microscopy …

Applications of mass spectrometry imaging to cancer

G Arentz, P Mittal, C Zhang, YY Ho, M Briggs… - Advances in cancer …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Pathologists play an essential role in the diagnosis and prognosis of benign and cancerous
tumors. Clinicians provide tissue samples, for example, from a biopsy, which are then …

A MALDI-Mass Spectrometry Imaging method applicable to different formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded human tissues

G De Sio, AJ Smith, M Galli, M Garancini… - Molecular …, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advancements in Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation (MALDI) Mass
Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) technology have enabled the analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin …

Applications of spatially resolved omics in the field of endocrine tumors

Y Hou, Y Gao, S Guo, Z Zhang, R Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Endocrine tumors derive from endocrine cells with high heterogeneity in function, structure
and embryology, and are characteristic of a marked diversity and tissue heterogeneity …

Molecular signatures of medullary thyroid carcinoma by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry imaging

A Smith, M Galli, I Piga, V Denti, M Stella, C Chinello… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The main aim of the study was to assess the feasibility of matrix-assisted laser
desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) in the pathological …

[HTML][HTML] Cytomolecular classification of thyroid nodules using fine-needle washes aspiration biopsies

G Capitoli, I Piga, V L'Imperio, F Clerici, D Leni… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNA) represent the gold standard to exclude the malignant
nature of thyroid nodules. After cytomorphology, 20–30% of cases are deemed …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular profiles of thyroid cancer subtypes: Classification based on features of tissue revealed by mass spectrometry imaging

M Pietrowska, HC Diehl, G Mrukwa… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Determination of the specific type of thyroid cancer is crucial for the prognosis and selection
of treatment of this malignancy. However, in some cases appropriate classification is not …

[HTML][HTML] MALDI-MSI as a Complementary diagnostic tool in cytopathology: a pilot study for the characterization of thyroid nodules

G Capitoli, I Piga, S Galimberti, D Leni, AI Pincelli… - Cancers, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The present study applies for the first time as Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization
(MALDI) Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) on real thyroid Fine Needle Aspirations (FNAs) to …